Jonne Kemppinen (born 25 August 1981) is a Finnish former professional

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. He played 168 games for

FC Lahti FC Lahti is a Finnish football club based in the city of Lahti. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League (''Veikkausliiga'') after placing first in the Finnish First Division (''Ykkönen'') during season 2011. The homeground of FC Lah ...

Career

Kemppinen progressed through the youth teams of Kuusysi before making his senior debut as part of

in February 2002 in a pre-season friendly against

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, scoring with his first touch. His first competitive appearance followed six months later in a

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game against

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, coming off the bench for

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. The following season, he scored his first professional goal in a match against

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. He became the top goalscorer of Lahti in the 2011

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season alongside

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with 17 goals each, as the club won promotion to the Veikkausliiga. To date, he holds the record for most goals scored in a single match for Lahti, scoring five against

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. In July 2013, Kemppinen suffered a knee injury which required surgery. He decided to retire from professional football shortly after.

Honours

Lahti *

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: 2007,

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References

External links

Jonne Kemppinen
at Guardian Football

at Veikkausliiga {{DEFAULTSORT:Kemppinen, Jonne 1981 births Living people Footballers from Lahti Finnish men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Kuusysi players FC Lahti players FC Hämeenlinna players Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players